EP0689485A1 - Procede de mise en forme de materiaux metalliques a l'etat semi-solide - Google Patents
Procede de mise en forme de materiaux metalliques a l'etat semi-solideInfo
- Publication number
- EP0689485A1 EP0689485A1 EP95907033A EP95907033A EP0689485A1 EP 0689485 A1 EP0689485 A1 EP 0689485A1 EP 95907033 A EP95907033 A EP 95907033A EP 95907033 A EP95907033 A EP 95907033A EP 0689485 A1 EP0689485 A1 EP 0689485A1
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- Prior art keywords
- forging
- piece
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- shaping
- casting
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D18/00—Pressure casting; Vacuum casting
- B22D18/08—Controlling, supervising, e.g. for safety reasons
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
- B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
- B22D17/00—Pressure die casting or injection die casting, i.e. casting in which the metal is forced into a mould under high pressure
- B22D17/007—Semi-solid pressure die casting
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
- C22C—ALLOYS
- C22C1/00—Making non-ferrous alloys
- C22C1/12—Making non-ferrous alloys by processing in a semi-solid state, e.g. holding the alloy in the solid-liquid phase
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S164/00—Metal founding
- Y10S164/90—Rheo-casting
Definitions
- the invention relates to a process for shaping metallic materials in the semi-solid state by die casting or by forging.
- thixotropic metal products in particular ferrous, cuprous or alumininium alloys
- the thixotropic metal, reheated in the semi-solid state is handled like a solid during its reheating and its transfer on the shaping machine, but behaves during the shaping like a homogeneous viscous liquid.
- the processes for manufacturing parts in the semi-solid state have advantages over conventional processes: lower shaping energy and faster cooling, which results in a reduction in shrinkage, higher production rates and less wear on tools or molds.
- These methods generally comprise the following stages: manufacture of billets or ingots of metal or thixotropic alloy with a primary phase with a partially or totally globular structure, by mechanical or electromagnetic stirring.
- One of the critical points of the process is the viscosity of the metal reheated in the semi-solid state. If the metal has too high a viscosity, it does not flow, during shaping, like a homogeneous liquid and the parts produced have internal defects. If, on the contrary, the viscosity is too low, one can no longer handle the piece as a solid, part of the metal flows and is lost, and the feeding of the shaping machine is out of adjustment.
- the viscosity in the semi-solid state depends on several parameters: a) the degree of globularity of the primary phase.
- the shearing speed is generally imposed by the shaping machine and the geometry of the part, so that the desired viscosity must be obtained by an adequate combination between the degree of globularity and the liquid fraction.
- this viscosity must be reproducible from one shaping cycle to another, so as to guarantee the reproducibility of the part itself, and therefore its quality.
- the heating of the piece plays a determining role for this reproducibility insofar as it conditions at the same time the rate of liquid fraction and the degree of globularity of the solid fraction during the maintenance in the semi-solid state, as shown by W.LOUE's thesis "Microstructural evolution and rheological behavior of aluminum-silicon alloys in the semi-solid state" Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, October 1992.
- the problem is then to find a simple way and reliable to permanently ensure a constant viscosity in the heated piece which will be introduced into the injection or forging press by acting on the regulation of the heating.
- the liquid fraction at a given temperature can vary depending on the differences in the composition of the alloy within the same standardized specification.
- the silicon in an aluminum alloy of the AlSi7Mg type (corresponding to the designations A356 and A357 of the Aluminum Association of the USA), the silicon can vary from 6.5 to 7.5%, which results in a significant variation in the liquid fraction at 577 C C.
- the degree of globality of the primary phase of the metal can also vary from one batch to another resulting in a constant liquid fraction, a variation in viscosity at a given temperature.
- alloys with a large isothermal eutectic plateau such as aluminum-silicon alloys, the temperature measurement does not provide information on the fraction melt eutectic.
- thermocouples or imprecise infrared measurements presents significant difficulties due to fouling of thermocouples or imprecise infrared measurements.
- the heating temperature can also be directly regulated by controlling the energy supplied to the oven, which is easily achievable in induction furnaces.
- the variation in the overall phase rate of the primary phase and the dispersion of the chemical compositions within the standardized specifications do not allow sufficient consistency of the viscosity of the heated piece to be ensured.
- the energy losses by convection can vary significantly for the same installation depending on local environment conditions such as ambient temperature or air currents.
- the object of the invention is to avoid the drawbacks of the methods described above and to provide a simple, effective and reliable means of regulating the viscosity of the heated piece by reheating, resulting in a constant and reproducible quality of the parts produced.
- the subject of the invention is a process for shaping metallic materials in the semi-solid state comprising: the preparation of a piece of thixotropic metallic material, corresponding to the weight of metal used in each cycle for manufacturing parts .es,
- the viscosity of the piece is regulated to the desired value thanks to a corresponding regulation of the heating power by a quantity linked to the resistance opposed by the material to forging punch or injection piston during the filling phase of the forging die or mold cavity.
- the quantity controlling the heating regulation may be the back pressure measured on the forging punch or the injection piston or, in the case of die casting, the speed of advance of the injection piston with hydraulic adjustment constant from the press.
- the thixoforming device includes:
- an induction heating oven comprising two zones, the powers of which can be regulated separately,
- a microcomputer which receives the values of piston speed and filling pressure from the pressure casting machine, uses this information in software which controls the heating power in the two zones of the reheating furnace.
- the principle of the regulation software consists in comparing the measured value of the piston speed with a set value, corresponding to the speed which has been chosen as giving satisfactory results at the stage of development of the part.
- the heating powers are incremented or decremented in successive steps, for example by 3%, until the setpoint is exceeded, then by smaller steps, for example 1%, to converge towards this, setpoint.
- EXAMPLE We have perfected the manufacturing of an automobile engine part with a batch of thixotropic aluminum alloy billets of the AlSi7Mg type on a die casting machine.
- the regulation of the heating system was then implemented using as a regulation parameter the speed of the piston, the filling pressure being only recorded.
- the program converged on the following setting of the heating powers:
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Forging (AREA)
- Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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FR9400610A FR2715088B1 (fr) | 1994-01-17 | 1994-01-17 | Procédé de mise en forme de matériaux métalliques à l'état semi-solide. |
FR9400610 | 1994-01-17 | ||
PCT/FR1995/000042 WO1995019237A1 (fr) | 1994-01-17 | 1995-01-13 | Procede de mise en forme de materiaux metalliques a l'etat semi-solide |
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EP0689485A1 true EP0689485A1 (fr) | 1996-01-03 |
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EP95907033A Withdrawn EP0689485A1 (fr) | 1994-01-17 | 1995-01-13 | Procede de mise en forme de materiaux metalliques a l'etat semi-solide |
Country Status (9)
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US (1) | US5630466A (fr) |
EP (1) | EP0689485A1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPH08507968A (fr) |
CN (1) | CN1043319C (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2153258A1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE689485T1 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2715088B1 (fr) |
MX (1) | MX9503964A (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1995019237A1 (fr) |
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1994
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1995
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- 1995-01-13 EP EP95907033A patent/EP0689485A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 1995-01-13 CA CA002153258A patent/CA2153258A1/fr not_active Abandoned
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FR2715088B1 (fr) | 1996-02-09 |
JPH08507968A (ja) | 1996-08-27 |
CN1043319C (zh) | 1999-05-12 |
WO1995019237A1 (fr) | 1995-07-20 |
MX9503964A (es) | 1997-05-31 |
US5630466A (en) | 1997-05-20 |
CN1122115A (zh) | 1996-05-08 |
DE689485T1 (de) | 1996-10-24 |
FR2715088A1 (fr) | 1995-07-21 |
CA2153258A1 (fr) | 1995-07-20 |
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